The Castell de Medinyà is a cultural site of national importance in Medinyà, Catalonia. It is located on a small hill where the old part of the village is. Its current appearance is influenced by Renaissance, Neoclassical, and popular architecture. Probable remains of the old castle walls still exist outside the current castle, in the southwest and south. The lower part of the church's campanar may also be part of the old castle.
The current castle features a circular tower located south of the site, flanking the access gate. The tower has two floors and a subterranean floor, with thick walls at the base. The Castell de Medinyà is documented as 'Medinianus' in 1017 and 'Sancti Saturnini de Mediniano' in 1089. Dalmau Vidal left an allotment to the Girona cathedral in Medinyà in 1089. Dalmau is documented in the 'Liber feudorum maior' in 1128 associated with Medinyà.
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